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[stanley85]

i'm considering to buy a 8800gts 320mb or 640mb.. which brand is recormended? actually i wanted to take msi but i saw many people said msi is a no no brand because there is always minor problem accour... here i only have option on msi, gigabyte, winfast, galaxy, asus, and colorful. hmm..any idea for which one to purchase?

 

[Rogue77777]

I purchased a 8800GTS 640mb from Newegg. Mine's a Foxconn though.
I love it. Haven't had any problems.

 

[fletch420]

I have the EVGA 8800GTS-640 and I love it! their step up program provides a change path if needed and their warranty is unmatched. On the MSI front- MSI is the only vid card brand that has ever fried out on me so I as well do not recommend them for vid-
cheers

 

[Travisty2012]

I have the EVGA 8800GTS-640 and I love it! their step up program provides a change path if needed and their warranty is unmatched. On the MSI front- MSI is the only vid card brand that has ever fried out on me so I as well do not recommend them for vid-
cheers

Yeah, I was just going to say EVGA because they have the step-up program. If you aren't interested in that go with the cheapest or the one with a good bundle...

 

[uri]

From your choices I've heard good things on Gigabyte. Asus also have a good reputation though they tend to cost more.

Basically the important things are the chip (which is the same on all of them) and the warranty policy - so check which gives you a better terms.

Factory OC is also nice though it can add 15$-20$

 

[pimpinwilly]

ive got a POV 8800gts... i had never heard of them before but it was really cheap. havent had any problems with it at all. it overclocks pretty well to.. i can overclock the core to 680mhz and dosent artifact in at all atitool. its watercooled tho.

 

[jay2tall]

Everyone has their own opinion on brands. Some have stock Overclocks to them as well which you will pay a little extra for if you arent comfortable doing it yourself. My personal thoughts are eVGA or XFX. I've had cards from these manufactures in the past and have never heard a problem from then out of my little gaming group. I've heard some good things about Foxconn as well. Just read the reviews on Newegg and compare prices and clock speeds.